RUSSIA – Burning plane makes emergency landing in Moscow Barbados Today05/05/20190103 views (BBC) A Russian passenger plane has made an emergency landing at a Moscow airport after a fire broke out on board. Videos on social media show passengers using emergency exit… Read more
Gaza conflict: Rocket barrage and Israeli strikes intensify Barbados Today05/05/20190128 views (BBC) – Israel and militants in the Gaza Strip have stepped up their attacks on each other, in some of the most intense exchanges of recent years. The army says… Read more
WORLD-SPORTS-Semenya: Olympic 800m champion loses appeal Barbados Today01/05/201914168 views BBC-SPORTS-Caster Semenya has lost a landmark case against athletics’ governing body meaning it will be allowed to restrict testosterone levels in female runners. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas)… Read more
INDIA – nineteen Indian students kill themselves over major exam results Barbados Today30/04/20196123 views HYDERABAD – Nineteen students have taken their own lives in the Indian state of Telangana since mid-April, after the release of intermediate examination results, officials say. The state examination for… Read more
WORLD – South Africa floods kill 51 Barbados Today25/04/20191159 views Fifty-one people have died in floods that ravaged parts of the coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa’s southeast, local authorities said. The flooding began on Monday after heavy rain… Read more
Sri Lanka explosions: More than 200 killed as churches and hotels targeted Barbados Today21/04/20198185 views (BBC) – At least 207 people have been killed and 400 hurt in explosions at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, police say. At least eight blasts were reported. Three churches… Read more
UK – Adele, husband Simon Konecki have separated Barbados Today20/04/20191176 views (Associated Press) – Adele and her husband Simon Konecki have separated. The pop singer’s representatives Benny Tarantini and Carl Fysh confirmed the news Friday in a statement to The Associated… Read more
Ilhan Omar: The 9/11 row embroiling the US congresswoman Barbados Today14/04/201910152 views BBC – A Democratic congresswoman says she will not be silenced after facing a barrage of criticism over comments she made about the 9/11 attacks – including from Donald Trump.… Read more
UK – Assange arrested Barbados Today11/04/20190223 views LONDON – British police entered the Ecuadorian Embassy in London on Thursday, forcibly removing the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on a US extradition warrant and bringing his seven-year stint there… Read more
USA – ‘Dangerous storm’ Barbados Today11/04/20190240 views Blizzard warnings were posted from Colorado to Minnesota on Wednesday and wildfires were a concern in New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma as the second so-called “bomb cyclone” storm in less… Read more